The Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Elisabetta Belloni, met today with the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The meeting provided for an opportunity to touch upon the principal elements of cooperation between Italy and the WHO, including the strong engagement of our country in supporting the organization’s operations in the sectors of development cooperation and health and humanitarian emergencies.
While highlighting the role of Italy in the development of the global health agenda, the meeting offered a chance to deepen mutual understanding of topics related to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and the follow-up to the High-Level Meeting on the same topic of last 27 September.